Trump Administration Ends Decades-Long U.S. Food Insecurity Reporting

The Trump administration has ended the U.S. Department of Agriculture's annual Household Food Security Report, which has tracked food insecurity in America for over three decades. Officials justified the decision by claiming the report had become "overly politicized" and contained inaccuracies, asserting it did not reflect improvements such as lower poverty rates and job growth under President Trump. This move follows recent significant cuts to food aid programs, including the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), which are estimated to have left 3 million people ineligible for food stamps. Critics argue that canceling the report will obscure the true impact of these policy changes on hunger, making it harder to assess rising food insecurity amid these cuts. The final report for 2024 will be released in October, but the 2025 survey will not be conducted. The decision has sparked accusations that the administration is trying to suppress data that could reveal worsening hunger under its tenure.